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LinkedIn, the professional online network has announced the availability of its Lite version in more than 60 countries globally, including Kenya, Nigeria, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, after it first launched in India.
The LinkedIn Lite, according to the company is focused on speed and simplicity. “LinkedIn Lite is a lighter, faster version of our flagship product and includes all key features such as the news feed, profile, messaging and notifications to help our members get ahead in their careers.
Currently, LinkedIn has more than 118 million members in Asia Pacific, including more than 22 million members in the Southeast Asia region. The region remains as one of the fastest growing regions with more than 8 million in Indonesia, 4 million in the

Since the Internet’s earliest days, advertising has been the linchpin of the digital economy, supporting businesses from online journalism to social networking. Indeed Facebook and Google earn almost all of their revenue through digital advertising.
As the Internet reaches new users in emerging economies like Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda, this model is following close behind.
But is the digital advertising model that has evolved in developed economies sustainable in emerging economies? And if it’s not: What does it mean for the billions of users who are counting on the Internet to unlock new pathways to education, economic growth, and innovation?
Increasingly, research and practice show the ad-supported internet of developed economies isn’t sustainable in regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, S

The Internet is at the heart of economic growth of any nation. Currently, 80% of people find out about new business through search and directories. However, Digital Skills are still under-developed, making it harder for African economies to get the most out of the web.
Google aims to close this gap by training 10 million people in Africa in online skills over the next five years in an effort to make them more employable. The U.S. technology giant also hopes to train 100,000 software developers in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, a company spokeswoman said.
Google’s pledge marked an expansion of an initiative it launched in April 2016 to train young Africans in digital skills. It announced in March it had reached its initial target of training one million people.
Google said it wil

With about three million new mobile subscribers added to Nigeria in quarter one (Q1), 2017, the country has led Africa to fresh nine million subscriptions, reaching a total of 985 million.
The latest Ericsson Mobility report indicates that Africa has seen a major growth of new mobile subscriptions with 9 million Africans joining services in the first quarter of 2017. This rise has seen the total number of mobile subscriptions on the continent to 985 million edging ever closer to the 1 billion milestone. These figures see the African continent become fourth fastest growing market world wide.
The report said the industry has taken major steps to progress network, which has been facilitated by major investments.
While Nigeria added three million new subscriptions in Q1, India added

Opera Mini management is set to invest $100 million in Africa over the next two years to facilitate the growth of African digital economy.
According to the World Economic Forum, connectivity still trails behind the world at 21%, compared to 43% achieved elsewhere. Hence, the majority of Africans still lack the basic skills that can enable them to take part in the digital economy. Hence the immediate need to provide all citizens with access to online tools and content for learning and doing business.
Surprisingly, Nigeria is expected to get between $30 million and $40 million of the investment within the period. The impact of this investment would be seen in the rise of Internet adoption in Nigeria and other part of Africa and it is expected to strengthen the continent’s online ecosyste